Synthetic Resin Bearing For Photovoltaic Tracking System

a technology of photovoltaic tracking and synthetic resin, which is applied in the direction of bearing unit rigid support, heat collector mounting/support, light and heating apparatus, etc., can solve the problems of increasing difficulty of work, inconvenient addition of lubricant, and increasing difficulty of work

Active Publication Date: 2012-08-30
FTC SOLAR INC
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But said lubricant must be added periodically and since the solar panels are installed on a vast area, adding lubricant is extremely inconvenient and hard to do.
Especially, while the lubricant has to be added to maintain friction coefficient to prevent the movement of solar panel due to wind pressure, the difficulty of work increases.

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[0007]The present invention is devised to overcome the above mentioned traditional disadvantages, and to provide synthetic resin bearing assembly for a photovoltaic tracking system to keep proper friction coefficient without the necessity of applying a lubricant.

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[0008]In order to achieve said technical challenges, the present invention is a synthetic resin bearing for a photovoltaic tracking system including the first and second bearing members coupled with each other for forming a bearing assembly, wherein each of the first and second bearing members comprises of a pair of side plate members facing each other; a friction member positioned between the outer peripheral portions of the pair of side plates and having an arc shaped section; and a reinforcement member for connecting the pair of side plates and the friction member, and the first and second bearing members have a coupling protrusion and a concave portion for receiving the coupling prot...

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The present invention relates to a synthetic resin bearing for a photovoltaic tracking system including first and second bearing members coupled with each other for forming a bearing assembly, wherein each of the first and second bearing members comprises a pair of side plate members facing each other; a friction member positioned between outer peripheral portions of the pair of side plates and having an arc-shaped section; and a reinforcement member for connecting the pair of side plates and the friction member, and the first and second bearing members have a coupling protrusion and a concave portion for receiving the coupling protrusion at the coupling surfaces thereof.

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FIELD OF INVENTION[0001]The present invention is related to a synthetic resin bearing for a photovoltaic tracking system. More particularly, the present invention is related to a synthetic resin bearing to support a solar panel on the tracking system to rotate the angle of the solar panel in relation to the angle of the sun.BACKGROUND ART[0002]As there are many types of development in energy substitution to replace fossil fuels due to the recent energy crisis, one of them is to use solar energy. The use of solar energy can be categorized into two types; one of the types is to use solar radiation for heating and the other type is to convert solar energy into electricity using solar cells.[0003]In either way, in order to use solar energy, it is necessary to have a device to collect the solar energy and the solar panels are generally used to absorb energy by directly facing the sunlight. This type of solar panel has a structure of multiple solar cells in a flat type structure or having...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): F16C17/00F24S50/20
CPCF24J2/5243F24J2/5245Y02E10/47F24J2/541F24J2002/5482F24J2/526F16C35/02F16C17/02F16C31/02F24S25/61F24S25/65F24S30/425F24S2030/15F24S25/60F16C33/046H02S20/32F16C17/107
Inventor JANG, YUN-KYU
Owner FTC SOLAR INC
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